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Revers Family History

Revers Surname Meaning

See Rivers, a variant of River (2) or (3) + post-medieval excrescent -s. From Reviers (Calvados Radaverum in 1077 Reviers 1160), whence came the de Rev(i)ers or Redvers family.

Baldwin, son of Richard de Redvers, was made Earl of Devon in 114. The family daughtered out in the 13th century, and it is unlikely that any modern bearers of the surname Revers descend from it.

See Rivers.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Revers families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Revers family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Revers families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 43 Revers families living in London. This was about 27% of all the recorded Revers's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Revers families in 1891.
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What did your Revers ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Revers. 88% of Revers women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Domestic Duties
    13%

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Passenger Lists

There are 625 immigration records available for the last name Revers. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 671 military records available for the last name Revers. For the veterans among your Revers ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Revers life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Revers in 1958 was 53, and 81 in 2004.

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